Using Web 2.0 for Assessment

Hello, I hope everyone had a good 4th of July!  I am enjoying a nice breeze and some shade on my back porch in Arkansas as I type up this post.  I love taking my work outside!

This week's reading talked about the value of Web 2.0 in education.  In the article it discussed using Web 2.0 for assessment and touched on the need to reform assessment in education.  However, it also called out some of the concern with uses of Web 2.0 for assessment, particularly problems with authorship and intellectual property.  I had not really thought about using Web 2.0 for assessment.  Of course the word assessment automatically triggers images of multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank tests in my mind.  So, I was wondering...how would you use Web 2.0 for assessments?  I did a little research and one of my first search results gave a few ideas.

Here is the site: Web 2.0 Assessments

The site talks about teachers making word clouds for vocabulary and having students pick a word and provide definitions.  It also mentioned using tools such as Glogster or Webdoc to create digital posters about what they learned.  Another idea was an electronic portfolio. 

Personally, I love the idea of Web 2.0 assessments and moving away from the traditional pencil and paper tests because it allows creativity and learners can respond in many different ways.  Plus, traditional tests are just tedious and boring!  What are your thoughts on using Web 2.0 for assessments?